Upper Aljunied Road to be realigned to free up more space in new Bidadari estate

Part of Upper Aljunied Road is being realigned to free up more space for a park and bus interchange in the new Bidadari housing estate, reported The Straits Times. 

About half a kilometre of the current stretch that joins Upper Serangoon Road will be pedestrianised to blend into a network of cycling and walking paths around Bidadari Park and Alkaff Lake. It will also be connected to the planned pedestrian and cycling network within Bidadari. The town will be well served by cycling paths, which will join the Kallang park connector in the South, and Sungei Serangoon and Punggol Park in the North. A new road being built will join Upper Aljunied Road to Upper Serangoon Road farther South, towards Potong Pasir.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, HDB said work to realign the road is under way. "The expunction of part of the existing Upper Aljunied Road is expected to take place in end-2016, in tandem with the opening of the proposed realigned road," a spokesman said.

The realignment of Upper Aljunied Road will also free up space for the future integrated transport hub planned at the site of the Woodleigh MRT station. It will boast a semi-subterranean bus interchange.